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Atmospheric pressure

Atmospheric pressure. What causes atmospheric pressure?. The atmosphere is made up of a mixture of gases It is like a deep sea of air which surrounds the Earth The moving particles in air exert pressure in all directions. Does the atmosphere change?.

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Atmospheric pressure

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  1. Atmospheric pressure

  2. What causes atmospheric pressure? • The atmosphere is made up of a mixture of gases • It is like a deep sea of air which surrounds the Earth • The moving particles in air exert pressure in all directions

  3. Does the atmosphere change? • The atmosphere is a gas which can be squashed. • The air closest to the Earth is more squashed and so is more dense • At higher levels the air becomes less dense, and therefore the pressure it exerts is also reduced

  4. Living at different altitudes • This leads to increased lung capacity • Down at sea level atmospheric pressure is about 100 000 Pa (pressure is sometimes measured in Atmospheres or mmHg) • As you increase in altitude the air becomes less dense and the atmospheric pressure decreases

  5. The effects of high altitude on breathing • Athletes train at high altitudes because of the effects on their lungs • At lower pressures gas exchange in the lungs is not as easy as at high pressure. • There is less oxygen so they have to breath in a greater volume of air • Another effect is that the red blood cell count increases in order to transport the oxygen more efficiently through the body

  6. Question • If atmospheric pressure is 100 000 N/m2, what force is exerted on a wall with an area of 10m2?

  7. Can you explain how this experiment works?

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